South Korean Navy Special Forces, Captain Jang Hak-soo and his 7 members disguise themselves as a North Korean inspection unit. Their mission directives from Gen.MacArthur are: 1. infiltrate the North Korean army command center in Incheon and secure the mine chart, 2. kidnap ‘Ryu Jang-choon’, the second highest ranking North Korean officer, and 3. on D-Day, light the Palmido light house as a signal to the main UN forces. Despite growing suspicion from the clever tactician Com... expand

South Korean Navy Special Forces, Captain Jang Hak-soo and his 7 members disguise themselves as a North Korean inspection unit. Their mission directives from Gen.MacArthur are: 1. infiltrate the North Korean army command center in Incheon and secure the mine chart, 2. kidnap ‘Ryu Jang-choon’, the second highest ranking North Korean officer, and 3. on D-Day, light the Palmido light house as a signal to the main UN forces. Despite growing suspicion from the clever tactician Commander Lim Gye-jin of North Korea’s People’s Army, Jang and his team successfully carry out their mission with the help of an underground information network. Then one day, their true identity is revealed... close

Jason KIM and PARK Seo-jun, the director and star combo behind last year’s smash youth cop hit Midnight Runners, are currently in production on the martial arts supernatural action-thriller The Divine Fury. Though filming is still underway, distributor Lotte Entertainment has reportedly already pre-sold the project to 18 countries. Lotte presented a 40-second promo clip at the recent American Film...

Megan Fox will become the latest Hollywood star to be involved in a Korean project after signing on to appear in a major role of KWAK Kyung-taek’s upcoming Korean War epic Jangsari 9.15. The period war film will also feature KIM Myung-min and is being produced by TAEWON ENTERTAINMENT, which delivered the Korean War drama Operation Chromite in 2016. Fox will play the role of real-life character Mar...

Upcoming occult drama The Divine Furykicked off production on August 14. The project sees Jason KIM and PARK Seo-jun, the director and star of last year’s buddy cop smash sensation Midnight Runners (2017), team up once again. Also on board in leading roles are veteran star AHN Sung-ki and new face WOO Do-hwan. PARK, who plays a martial arts champion who lost his father and comes face to face with ...

KOFIC held Korean Film Night on October 7th, at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Busan. Korean Film Night is a BIFF event held by KOFIC every year, where the filmmakers and businessmen all over the world meet in Busan to celebrate the achievement of Korean cinema and facilitate networking. At the event this year, a 4-minute video was screened to illustrate noteworthy Korean films of 2016, which include ...

Korean films maintained high market share in August 2016 as ever. According to the report on Korean film industry by Korean Film Council (KOFIC), local films recorded 69.1% of market share in August after 60.9% of July. However, the number of domestic film viewers was 20.55 million and the sales for domestic films was USD 148 million, which decreased by 2.6% and 0.8% respectively, compared to the...

Box Office Report of 2016 After five years of consecutive growth, the Korean film industry remained healthy in 2016, though the half-decade streak of gains came to an end as the industry essentially remained flat. Admissions reached 217.02 million, which was down just 0.1% from 2016. A wide range of hits accounted for the hefty admissions total in a year that welcomed just one new member to the va...

After a few years of major growth at the beginning of the decade, the Korean box office has remained flat once again, with this year’s total to date staying at the same level as 2015. However, where gains have been made is in the local industry, which has churned out several major hits and found itself with a significantly better market share than last year. Local Hits Edge Out Hollywood as Box Of...

Hollywood Claims Edge in Slow Weekend After six weeks of local dominance during Korea’s biggest moviegoing season, local films lost the majority market share for the first time as business cooled off significantly, yet with the Chuseok(Korean Thanksgiving Day) holiday and a pair of homegrown tentpoles on the way this is likely to be a short-lived win for Hollywood, which accounted for 56% of sale...